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Camille JenatzyLa Jamais Contente
Production1899
ClassElectric car
Also known asJamais Contente
Background
La Jamais Contente was the first road vehicle to go over 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). It was a Belgian electric vehicle with a light-alloy torpedo-shaped bodywork and batteries. The high position of the driver and the exposed chassis underneath spoiled much of the aerodynamics. The light alloy, called partinium, is a mixture of aluminium, tungsten and magnesium.
Text adapted from “La Jamais Contente” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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